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六韬

Liù tāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī shū], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiāng Zǐ yá]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4c7f442a668fabc0. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

六韜 六韬 [Liu4 tao1] /“Six Secret Strategic Teachings”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]/

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Other forms in these source records: 六韜

  • 六
    liù

    six / 6

    lù

    used in place names

  • 韬
    tāo

    bow case or scabbard / to hide / military strategy

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